A new law working its way through Parliament could soon change the process for handling allegations against judges—even as a SupremeCourt justice remains on leave while a complaint against him is reviewed.
Justice Minister David Lametti said that if it passes, Bill C-9 would amend the Judges Act to create a new process for the Canadian Judicial Council to review misconduct allegations that are not serious enough to warrant a judge’s removal.
“Bill C-9 will strengthen the process for dealing with complaints against federally appointed judges and gives the Canadian Judicial Council new tools to deal with misconduct cases,” said Diana Ebadi, Lametti’s press secretary, in a written statement….